U.S. Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy, D-Mass., left, greets his father-in-law, Judge Edmund M. Reggie, at the 2004 induction ceremony for the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame Museum in Winnfield.

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LAFAYETTE, La. -- Edmund M. Reggie was once notable for becoming Crowley's city judge at age 24. But his political reach extended far beyond the Acadia Parish town.

Reggie, a political force in Acadiana and Louisiana for decades, closely linked to the nation's most revered political family, died early Tuesday at his Lafayette home. He was 87.

"We are comforted by his deep faith and memories of his wonderful sense of humor, good nature, sharp mind and the love he gave all of us," son Ed Michael Reggie said in the statement quoted by The Associated Press. ...